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We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies… — Sheryl Crow
I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. I don't… — Van Morrison
It's very helpful to start with something that's true. If you start with something that's false, you're always covering your tracks. Something simple and true,… — Paul Simon
There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it to… — Laura Nyro
Intolerance lies at the core of evil. Not the intolerance that results from any threat or danger. But intolerance of another being who dares to… — Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Have you never been moved by poor men's fidelity, the image of you they form in their simple minds? Why should you always talk of… — Georges Bernanos
The idea of governing at all times by the simple force of law (which we have been told is the only admissible principle of republican… — Alexander Hamilton
The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We… — Ronald Reagan
In difficult circumstances, teams either separate or come closer together, it's as simple as that — Ron Dennis
The New Capitalism (arising from the global economic downturn)...those running our biggest commercial businesses will have to be more visible. They'll have to manifest a… — Robert Preston
...of two simple men I saw today on the pier in the midst of the crowd, parting the parting of dear friends, the one to… — Walt Whitman
The chief reason warfare is still with us is neither a secret death-wish of the human species, nor an irrepressible instinct of aggression, nor, finally… — Hannah Arendt
My aim is to say that the machinery of the heavens is not like a divine animal but like a clock (and anyone who believes… — Johannes Kepler
The analytical power should not be confounded with simple ingenuity; for while the analyst is necessarily ingenious, the ingenious man is often remarkably incapable of… — Edgar Allan Poe
There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, a bias for simple solutionsto… — Eric Hoffer
I have the right ideas, but my words are too... complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won't get lost in the dark… — Jack Kerouac
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make… — Donald Fagen
Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in,… — Bette Midler
It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn signal on and… — Nate Ruess

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